When organizing a new business, one of the first and most important decisions is identifying the structure of the business. No one choice suits every business. Legal and tax considerations enter into this decision. You have to pick the structure that best meets your needs. It is recommended that you consult with competent
legal and tax professionals in order to make an informed decision about what entity type is best for you. In Arizona, several business structures exist:
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Information: Internal Revenue Service (IRS): Business Structures *S corp, C corp, and 501c3 are all IRS code references. Those designations pertain only to tax status, and are not actually types of corporations. In Arizona, you would simply form either a for-profit corporation or a nonprofit corporation. The corporation’s tax status would later be determined by the IRS and not by the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC). Please note that the IRS may require specific language in the articles of incorporation to obtain tax-exempt status, and that language is NOT included in the Arizona Corporation Commission forms. You should research the IRS requirements before submitting any documents to the ACC. What are the things you should consider when choosing an organizational structure?There are five factors that greatly impact organizational design: strategy, environment, technology, size and life cycle, and culture.
What are the four factors are important determinants of the type of organizational structure?Although many things can affect the choice of an appropriate structure for an organization, the following five factors are the most common: size, life cycle, strategy, environment, and technology.
Which of the following is the principle in which an employee should have only one supervisor to whom he or she is responsible?Unity of command: This principle states that an employee should have one and only one supervisor to whom he or she is directly responsible. No employee should report to two or more people.
Which organization structure combines the elements of functional and product based departmentalization?A Combined Approach
Matrix departmentalization combines the organizational structures of product and functional departmentalization by using parallel management structures, reports management consultancy McKinsey and Company.
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